[asa] Plate tectonics

Charles,

    When you cite faunal succession as a "great overarching truth statement", are you referring to the contribution of geology to the dating of the various types of fauna that have ever lived? Or is there something else?

    Also, I'm curious about the history of the plate tectonic theory. Wasn't that about 3 or 4 decades ago? What was the prevailing idea prior to plate tectonics and how was that overturned? Was there one particular advocate who is credited with the insight and championing of the new idea?

    Randy
  ----- Original Message -----
  From: Charles Carrigan
  To: asa@calvin.edu ; gregoryarago@yahoo.ca
  Sent: Thursday, October 19, 2006 9:02 PM
  Subject: Re: [asa] YEC and ID arguments

  Gregory -

  There are three great overarching truth statements that the science of geology has contributed to the human understanding of life. These are regarding 1) the age of the Earth; 2) plate tectonics; and 3) faunal succession. The plain simple truth is that none of the YEC publications on any of these 3 topics have any credibility whatsoever. Yes, I did say none. I have read many of their works, and after a while it becomes easy to recognize the same old song & dance - a lot of non-sequiter, a healthy dose of ignorance, and a great deal of ignoring the facts. There are no publications by YECs that deal with these issues accurately. Absolutist language might get under your skin, but it Michael's statement is a fact nonetheless.

  If they don't understand the fundamentals of Earth science, then there is little reason to believe they have the answers when it comes to questions about origins.

  Best Regards,
  Charles

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Received on Thu Oct 19 22:23:43 2006